SUV veers into a building overnight after an accident on South Side, cops say

A sedan struck a SUV causing it to lose control strike a building overnight on the South Side, Chicago police said. About 1 a.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man was headed west in the 1200 block of West 81st Street when he disregarded a traffic control device and collided with an SUV that lost control and struck a building, police said. The man and a woman passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where both were listed in fair condition. The driver of the sedan was not injured, police said. A building inspector […]

Gunfire shatters back window of CTA bus Thursday night on South Side, no injuries reported

No one was injured when gunfire shattered the back window of a CTA bus Thursday night on the South Side in the Washington Heights neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:45 p.m., a CTA employee was driving a bus in the 1100 block of West 95th Street when gunfire in the area shattered the back window. Police said there were six passengers on the bus who exited and continued to their destination. No one was injured but the bus driver was taken to an area hospital for observation. No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.